Here you go Bigface, plenty to choose from but the one like mine is out of stock.

http://www.lakelandbushcraft.co.uk/acat ... derco.html

I'll forgive your phone just this once

Bigface ... who is Drug?

Chocolate covered peanuts here and tea obviously

What's your comfort food when you're all snug in your bag?

Yes and that place may be at the bottom of said slope!

I seem to recall flatfishy describing his Jetboil as, 'a one trick pony' ... make of that what you will

a 'pop' can meths stove??

Na, something better (if such a thing exists) than that

I'll use whatever form of shelter works best for a given situation. That might range from nothing at all up to a full blown, 2 skin tent. What about everyone else? Do you feel using anything more than a bivvy bag/tarp is a cop out or are you happy to take whatever seems best for the circumstances. I...

I do indeed ... drop me an email over if you fancy it

stuart@forestfreeride.co.uk

Cheers

So, shall we have a contest to come up with a scientific explanation to Ians encounter?

Here's a picture taken by Matt on the return leg ... yes it really ws as cold as it looks!

What was your best or most memorable night out under the stars? ... When? Where? Why? I think the night that best sticks in my mind was the STW winter trip last December. It had a bit of everything that makes trips good. 1/ Interesting weather ... minus double figures is interesting ;) 2/ Good compa...

I read that too Matt ... blokes a star.

Field and Trek

At the moment they're £70 but keep checking in the sleeping bag and tent sections and every so often they drop the price to £50 for a day or two.

http://www.fieldandtrek.com/activity/ca ... eping-bags

Ian ... I picked up a moonlight for £50 last week. Haven't had chance to try it yet but it looks like it should do the job well enough.

I shall report back once I've given it a whirl.

Ian what width is your front rim?

Well seeing as it feels like winter again, would people like to show me their fat and half fat bikes please ... sure there must be some out there.

Ta

You might struggle to get shifters and brake levers on the Titec bars as the rearward extensions are quite short. The Jones loop bars have much longer extensions.

Maybe just man up and go SS

SSP you don't have a pic of something fitted with openbars do you?

Anyone else use drops off road? The bar end thread got me thinking ... obviously drops offer lots of hand positions and don't feel quite as odd as they look. Here's my Haro ... feel free to slag it off ;) http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lxFVX7iZe34/TiMTLshMbhI/AAAAAAAAAf4/5BkLrAQSuG0/s1600/monsterx-web.jpg

Try and get a look at the Jones alloy loop bars Pete ... I think Biff of The Outcast was bringing them in. Still not what could be described as cheap but nothing Jones ever is.

DNF, I've got bar ends on my 26" Inbred ... sometimes people take the piss but it works. Varied hand positions on long rides shouldn't be overlooked

I recall we did manage to get part of Steve under the tarp

"Right chaps, I'm going out and I may be some time"

I'm in the lucky/obsessive position to have quite a few bivvy bags at my disposal ... everything from ultralite sub 200g up to 800g eVent with midge net. What's everyone else using? I imagine I'm going to hear Hunka (with good reason) quite a bit.

What's your bivvy of choice?

Pretty much sorted for everything there Nevis

I'd looked at the Esbit solid fuel cookers/pan/windshield set ups ... nice to see some better pics of it. Let us know how you go on once you've given it a whirl.

Okay gear geeks, which are your favourite on-line shops for buying or even just wasting time on?

I'll start with:

www.ultralightoutdoorgear.co.uk
http://www.theoutdoorshop.co.uk